Earth Features and Their Meaning An Introduction to Geology for the Student and the General Reader

CHAPTER XVII

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REPEATING PATTERNS IN THE EARTH RELIEF

The weathering processes under control of the fracture system—The fracture control of the drainage lines—The repeating pattern in drainage networks—The dividing lines of the relief patterns: lineaments—The composite repeating patterns of the higher orders—Reading references 223